New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
NOTES OF MEN AND MANNERS

NOTES OF MEN AND MANNERS
BITsOF CHAT CAUGHT UP HERE AND THERE
The financial man of the New-York Central Railroad
Is e. c. Clarke whose official title is that of first vice
presdent He is THO k-set man OF ford complexion,
smooth shavcn face, iron gray hair ana weighs proo
ably 100 pounds. The rapidity with which he can
transact business is of the great sources OF MS
strength Personally he is one OF the most quiet and
unassuming OF men, fle lives at Scarborough where
he has n pleasant home lie originally from
Greene ChenangO County, and is cousin oil Shermsn
s. Rogers and Ira Davenport lie is graduate oil
Geneva College. While Alvah Hunt. OF Chenango'
was Treasurer in 1S4S he made Mr.. Clarke his
deputy. After this experience, believe. he was Tor
time engaged in banking at Havana, Ncw-fork, with
Charles Cook and then became auditor OF the hud-
son River road. Then no became treasurer OF TIE
New-York Central and Hudson River road aud later
its first vice-president am told by way OF iustra-
ton OF his broad and generous character, that IL was
on his motion that Chauncey NJ Depew, VINO WAS
third vice-president elected to the presidency on
the death of Mr.. Ruter He received All offer OF tho
private secrearyshp OF Governor Morgan when mat
gentleman was elected to the Gubernatotial ONCE, out
declined it aud thus LETT an opening for Colonel
George Bliss.
The Illinois member of the commission which is
investigating the affairs of the Pacific railroads,
David T.. Littcr, has long limbs, heavy stomach
and fat face. He wears huge black somDrero
which is tilted one side Of his head, giving him
rakish appearance Mr.. Littor Is hard worker, and
spends his Sundays in answering correspondence and
bis nights in porng the papers of the commission
He is an Ohio man, having been bonn in Greene
County His tather-in-aw Mr. Gillette, is the largest
catle-yrower in Illinois, aying stock farm OF more
than 1000 acres about twenty miles FROM Springfield
Mr. Ltlers wife and daughter are exceptionally fine
hursewomen A sister OF MIR. Littler Is the vile OF
Governor OgesDy, but between Mr.. Oglesby and MIR.
I ttlert here 10 an they
each other in contemptuous terms Mr.. Littler is
member of the Republican National COMMITTEE
During his stay in New-Yvrk he has been feeling the
pulse as to Presidential candidates. The decision
OF NewYcrk State 10 the candidate said he
"will pretty much indicate the action of tho next
Nationa! Convention. 1t is recognized that we need
Nev-York and if New-York centres upon any one
man his chances OF nomination will DO tsn TO one
against any competitor find that tho Republicans
here are more friendly to Mr. Blaine than TO any other
candidate at the present time and ne appears to me
TO he the strongest MAI. we have
Greene County, where Mr.. Litter was born, was
one OF the centres OF Aboionsm in the early days OF
the anti-savcry agitation In talking about his early
lite there Mr.. Liter said can remember the time
when there were only two Democrats in the county
One was tailor and the other VAS the postmaster at
the county seat The Administration was Democratic,
and of course q Democrat had the post-oice but 1t
wds pret, hard work to find to take the position
Both OF these men were looked with suspicion By
their neghbors. Talk about social ostfacism, there
wasnever anything like it. These men were as com
pletely ostracsed il possible Tor TO be. Ii
was almost deemed crime TO speak TO them other
wise than upon business. large colVred population
grew up III the county and they have a collegiate
institution there"
There is largc'oice on the eighth floor OF Cyrus W.
Fields Washington Building. the door OF which stands
always open. As passes by he catches a glimpse
through the open windows OF the bay and harbor the
green hills of New-Jersey and the Barthodi statue
with it's upited arm and torch. But from this view
his mind will be at once distracted by the wealth OF
bunting with which the room itself adorned. Amori
can flags are draped everywhere. On great easel in
the corner is oil portrait OF General Grant sur
rounded by flags and black drapery. In dig arm
chair with bis head tipped back and his feet elevated
on STOOL there is generally to be seen short stout
man with ford complexion. high forehead and
struggling brownish gray whiskers II IL General
Rufus Ingalls,, who was the intimate TREND and com
rade OF General Grant The office Is his special den
end be goes there rs regularly as clock work. The
General is engaged IN the dredging business and in
the promotion OF the Cape Cod Ship Canal
Ex-senator s. w Dorsey of New-Mexico, and John
w. Book walter of Ohio, have both recently made ex-
tensive trips in Europe They were both seated
opposite each other in the Central Park Casino the
other day. where their comparisons OF notes about inn
pressons received in Europe developed striking
smilanties. They both regard the educated Russian
and educated Hungarian the finest specimen OF the
white race the globe. SIR. Bookwalter spoke of
tho modern Greek the finest gentleman that the
world knows at the present time Mr.. Dorsey added
his experience that the modern Greek is one of the
great nanciers OF the ahe. saying No jew can exist
in competition with tho modern Greek in any com
munity where the latter undertakes 10 manage the
financial alars." The Greeks have spread widely
over Russia. Both travellers agreed that Buda-
Pesth, capital Of Hungary, was one OF the remarkable
places in Europe about which the outside world knows
yerv little 1t ia especially notable Tor its manufact
ure OF fine scientific instruments 1t has population
of about 10000. Mr.. Bookwalter has discovered
that it has the largest hog market in the world.
Chicago not excepted, the largest grain elevators and
the largest Touring mill
One OF the curiostes of Europe which attracted the
attention Of Mr. Dorsey the water works OF Geneva
Turbine water wheels have been placed in the River
Rhcnc opposite the city, and these water wheels
furnish IN )tve power by which the water IRON the
river itself is taken up and distributed in the city,
Talking about his visit TO Holland, Mr. Dorsey said
that the rich people of Amsterdam haze been r0bbng
the entire country of pictures by the old masters to
enrich the galleries OF that city, They have drawn
from Utrecht and Rotterdam and smaller cities" said
he, all the examples OF Rube2s Vandyke and other
great artists that thoy could possible Law hands upon
The result has been TO enrich Amsterdam in her art
possessions and to leave the country bare" The
hotel keepers OF Paris made out Mr. Dorscys bills 10
4" Cbevaer DOrsay." "Of course, | was not such a
fool as tell them the Ference" said he. You get
much better service in France II they think you are
Frenchman, and just let them hold on to the de-
lJsion."
The Lessee OF the Victoria Hotel which is owned by
the Paran Stevens estate is NJ. NJ. StanGrld. He is
more than seventy three years OF age but vigorous
and active man OF forty. Every morning at 8
o'clock Mr. StanGed is oa to Central Park Tor horse
back ride. He may be coming back . Broad
way car about hai-past or o, in riding jacket and
top boots, his face aelow with the exercise and his
appetite shafpened for good breakfast There is a
number OF rare old fellows among Those Who take
these morung rides in tho Park. aud they all declare
that ii is better than paying doctors bills.
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